Sky Explorer: A Young Adventurer's Guide to the Sky by Day and Night

by Elizabeth Jenner, Anja Susanj (Illustrator)

From amazing cloud formations and rainbows to twinkling stars and planets, become an expert sky explorer with this brilliant guide to the wonders of the sky, both by day and night. Wherever you are, whatever the weather, there's always something to see if you look up!

Learn how to tell your cumulonimbus from your contrails, your stars from your satellites, and much more in the beautifully illustrated gazer's guide to the sky by day and by night. Find out what makes the sky blue, the difference between lunar and solar eclipses, and how mirages happen. And even discover how to make a rainbow, create your own lightning, and steer by the stars yourself!

In a handy pocket format with vibrant elastic closer, this book also includes top gazing tips for your adventures, plus a quiz to test your expert explorer knowledge.

Genres: Nonfiction

80 pages, Hardcover

Published May 7, 2024

About the author

Elizabeth Jenner grew up on the Wirral, and studied for a BA in English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick. She now lives in London, where she teaches yoga and both writes and commissions fiction and non-fiction titles.

Reviews

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book answers a lot of questions about the sky, and stars, and clouds. We learn why the sky looks blue as sunlight refracts when it hits particles in the atmosphere. We learn how clouds form and the different types of clouds. There are sections about solar and lunar eclipses, rainbows, mirages, stars, planets, the phases of the moon, and thunder and lightning. My favorite part was about the northern lights.

I like that this book has a lot of little activities you can do to watch the skies. You can keep a diary record of the types of clouds you spot. There is even a quiz that you can use to test your knowledge after you have read the book! There are instructions to make your own solar eclipse viewer, or create your own rainbow with water and a flashlight. You can invent your own star constellation and map it out for your friends. You can use the stars as a compass to find your way. There are instructions to "make your own lightning" with static electricity!

I love the colorful art style and the design of the pages! It's really fun to read with small snippets of information that are easy to understand.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

[Alex Hachet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for kids. I read this as an adult and thought it broke the topics down pretty nicely for anyone looking for an introductory book on space.